Whiskey

WHISKEY

In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas):

"If you mean whiskey, the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean that evil drink that topples Christian men and women from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness, and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being.

However, if by whiskey you mean the lubricant of conversation, the philosophic juice, the elixir of life, the liquid that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into Texas treasuries untold millions of dollars each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it.

This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle."

I raise my glass to my friends

Braden

pilotbraden wrote: WHISKEY In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas): "If you mean whiskey, the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean that evil drink that topples Christian men and women from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness, and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being. However, if by whiskey you mean the lubricant of conversation, the philosophic juice, the elixir of life, the liquid that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into Texas treasuries untold millions of dollars each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it. This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle." I raise my glass to my friends Braden

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Thanks for fixing it

Drink! It's for the little crippled childrens!

Our favorite Italian place here in Tulsa, has this on a banner hanging in the back of the restaurant.

i likes me sum whiskee

Whenever I care for crippled children with whiskey, I get in trouble. Keeps them quiet, though.

I have a sunday school christmas party tonight. Maybe I'll get E36 M3faced on whiskey before I go.

Otto Maddox wrote: I have a sunday school christmas party tonight. Maybe I'll get E36 M3faced on whiskey before I go.

Nothing could possibly go wrong with that plan. I would suggest you start now so that you can take a break from drinking in order to drive.

Otto Maddox wrote: I have a sunday school christmas party tonight. Maybe I'll get E36 M3faced on whiskey before I go.

I want photos

The safe word is "wahiskey"

In reply to pilotbraden:

Photos will be taken but my wife usually intervenes before do something like drop my trousers in front of everyone. At worst, I'll tell some other chick that she has a nice ass or something.

And that ain't bad!

Just got the wife this years quart of skull Vodka from Dan Akroyd

Drink up, there are sober people in India.

There is nothing finer than sipping a good whiskey. It even beats a good beer, but only just barely.

914Driver wrote: Drink up, there are sober people in India.

I feel sorry for those people.

Cheers!

I had just recently been turned on to the whole "e" or no "e" issue with the word.
The spelling whisky (plural: whiskies) is generally used in Canada, Japan, Scotland, and Wales, while whiskey (plural: whiskeys) is more common in Ireland and the United States.

Some one drink a glass of something smooth for me please. It's been two years in this country and I still havn't found a bottle of good whiskey (or scotch). I had to substitute beer so I could join in the toast

but now that I'm thinking of it, they don't sell good beer here either...

Egesegedre!

jrw1621 wrote: I had just recently been turned on to the whole "e" or no "e" issue with the word. The spelling whisky (plural: whiskies) is generally used in Canada, Japan, Scotland, and Wales, while whiskey (plural: whiskeys) is more common in Ireland and the United States. [insert image of vile, putrid paint thinner]

How DARE you post an image of that vile swill next to something as excellent as Knob Creek!?

I like mine from Bourbon County in KY. I have yet to find a Canadian I like.

As a Canadian, I can say without prejudice that rye whiskey makes you want to fist fight. I'm not sure why, but I know people who are perfectly nice when they've had a couple too many rums, but a couple too many CC's, and I'm carrying them out of the party over my shoulder...

Good whiskey, no matter where it comes from, is a pleasant, though acquired, taste. I prefer bourbon, but Bushmills is nice for a taste...

You Americans just don't know what Rye is supposed to taste like.

I ordered Rye on a business trip in Ohio and I got some horrid, rotgut, hilbilly gin.

Make sure you order Crown Royal or at a minimum, "Canadian whisky".

If you read the post from the handsome and cultured JRW1621 above, you'll find that all civilised nations spell it "whisky"

Shawn